How to make a runner like Super Mario?

dylanbell

I'm making a runner but i want the user to be able to control the character like Super Mario and not something like Temple Run. I want the user to chose when to run and i want then to be able to go back aswell. I dont want the player to be forced to run 24/7. Thanks!

jamie_c

The Mario you describe is not a runner game, I'd call it a platformer game. I did an extensive tutorial for platformer games in the Academy:

http://learn.gamesalad.com/course/platformer-game-step-by-step/

Hope that helps.

tatiang

What you're describing is a side-scrolling "platformer" rather than a "runner." You might start by Googling gamesalad platformer or checking GSHelper.com for templates.

dylanbell

@jamie_c @tatiang thanks for the help guys!

dylanbell

@jamie_c why dont you post to youtube anymore? if you dont mind me asking

jamie_c

@dylanbell, I do still post to YouTube but certainly not as frequently as I used too. My output slowed down a lot when I was working on my GS book last year, that took a good 6 months of my life to complete. I did stop posting at my original YouTube channel and moved to this one instead (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClNfLsZt4wXmvS769ItXa7g/videos). Anything I post new will be posted to this channel.

BigDave

its funny to see someone describing a platformer like this
this give me hope that our/my old age at-least gives us an advantage in this regards.